RELG 203 Lecture 2: Week 13-2 Lecture Notes
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Step 1: have an argumentative thesis that is one sentence in length. Q: what is the importance of the succession to muhammad for the understanding of. Step 2: make sure that your thesis adequately answers the question or essay prompt. Step 3: make sure that your thesis is interesting, and no trivial. Step 4: measure your burden of proof. Avoid saying things you could not possibly prove - stuff about dead peoples mental states (hard to prove). Say what they said they thought, believed and demonstrated. How can i restate what i wanna talk about in a way that i could actually provide evidence for. Can"t talk about what an entire group of people wanted; can"t say the sunni"s wanted ___ . Use: i argue instead of i believe or i think or i feel . Opinion is an argument you can"t ght with.
